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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
NW
25
N
25
NW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
N
20
NW
30
N
 cm 
1
5
1
6
3
 mm 
max°C
-10
-10
-14
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-16
-8
-8
-15
-15
-16
-18
-15
-14
-18
min°C
-13
-12
-15
-14
-13
-18
-18
-15
-17
-14
-12
-17
-16
-17
-21
-20
-19
-20
chill°C 
-25
-23
-26
-25
-24
-28
-29
-25
-27
-24
-23
-29
-26
-24
-30
-28
-29
-31
Freezing level (m
2600
2200
1950
2500
2350
1700
1900
1450
1150
2800
2000
1450
2000
1650
900
1950
1050
550
Cloud base (m)
3800
6300
6900
3450
3450
3500
4650
3500
3450
3450
3500
3450
3450
3550
3450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-15-13-12-16-16-14-17-11-10-16-16-17-20-18-17-19-8-7-10-9-7-12-12-10-14-8-7-12-11-12-16-14-12-17
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
Sunset
4:42
4:42
4:42
4:42
4:42
4:40

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(26 kph at 330).
3 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 294).
29
35 km S
2398m alt.
34 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
53 minutes ago
-6° C
-
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 318).
32
37 km S
2385m alt.
40 minutes ago
1° C
-
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 289).
24
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
3
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 321).
18
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
34 minutes ago
-6° C
-
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 336).
29

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.